Panama City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$976
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
42
85
😀 Quality of life
69
70
🏙️ Population
410K
5.65M

The cost of living in Panama City is 47% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3744th and 5142nd ($1583 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Panama and Russia, respectively. Check Panama vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4400th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Saint Petersburg

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Panama City Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$12085

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1403
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1395
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$977
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1179
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1153
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1154
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$764
329 km or 204 mi David
$922
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$703
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1332
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$572
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1155
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$757
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1290
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1454
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1378
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$707
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$915
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1323
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$992
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$950
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$909
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$825
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$738
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$874
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$717
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$789
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$971
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$825
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$887
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$709
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$719
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$537
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$957

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606